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    Breast Ultrasound

    Breast ultrasound uses the same high frequency sound technology used to visualise the foetus in a pregnant woman, but is applied to the breast tissue using equipment specific to the breast (high frequency ultrasound probes).

    Method
    • The ultrasound examination does not use x-rays to produce the images.
    • The ultrasound technique obtains images that are complementary to the mammogram.
    • Patients frequently have both a mammogram and a breast ultrasound.
    Use
    Ultrasound can be used to assess the following:
    • Very dense breast tissue
    • Patients who have a clinical abnormality (a symptom), but where no abnormality was identified using mammography.
    • Younger women in whom the risk of breast cancer is less
    • Pregnant women thus avoiding the use of x-rays
    • Assessing the nature of lesions seen on the mammogram.
    Time
    • The ultrasound procedure takes approximately 30 minutes.
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